English Name: Tree fern
Scientific Name: Polypodium lunulatum, Dicranopteris linearis
Indigenous Name: Tō kāka’o (Cook Islands); balabala (Fiji); ‘ohe, ulehe (Hawaii); ulehe (Palau); fiso (Samoa); kofe (Tonga)
General Information: In most Pacific Island countries, items made from tree fern are regulated to prevent extinction. Their trade is limited and allowed only with CITES documentation.
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